Years from now, we will remember this day. Elrond : Men? Men are weak. The Blood of Numenor is all but spent, its pride and dignity forgotten. It is because of

Years from now, we will remember this day. Elrond : Men? Men are weak. The Blood of Numenor is all but spent, its pride and dignity forgotten. It is because of Men the Ring survives. I was there, Gandalf. I was there three thousand years ago. I was there the day the strength of Men failed. Elrond : [scene switches to a flashback of Elrond and Isildur] Isildur, hurry, follow me. Elrond : [voiceover] I led Isildur deep into the fires of Mount Doom, where the Ring was forged, the one place it could be destroyed. Elrond : Cast it into the fire! Destroy it! Isildur : No. [walks away] Elrond : Isildur! [cuts back to present] Elrond : Isildur kept the Ring. It should have ended that day, but evil was allowed to endure. There's no strength left in the world of Men. They're scattered, divided, leaderless.